Rival Execs Think The Raptors Are The Most Likely Landing Spot If Lakers Trade Pau

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Yeah I'd do it I don't even care how bad Gasol has been. The one thing that I'd worry about is if we could of found something better, future wise a pick or two or something then just run with the young guys. All I know is this team is horrible and needs a change and Bargs and JC have run there course.

^Also looked into Salaries in depth and assuming I didn't make any calculation errors at the end of this season our payroll (assuming Gray + Kleiza and Lucas options all picked up) is at $65.5 mill vs the ~$58 it would be if we just let Jose Expire.

The following season before the 2014 draft we would have a ton of expiring deals:

Stretch power forward Andrea Bargnani, veteran point guard Jose Calderon and fellow vet Linas Kleiza are among the players, sources say, that the Raptors have discussed making available to the Lakers in a deal for Gasol. It's an open secret around the league, meanwhile, that Timberwolves general manager David Kahn has been trying since last season to acquire Gasol to join fellow Spaniard Ricky Rubio in a three-man core with All-Star forward Kevin Love, but sources say that the Lakers continue to resist Minnesota's attempts to build a trade offer around 2011's No. 2 overall pick Derrick Williams and center Nikola Pekovic.

I guess so. Article says they rejected the offer because they want to give Pau a chance to play with Nash first and adjust to the system.

If we are doing that deal I would still want to swap Fields for Blake as well given the amount of salary we are taking on with Pau. Although I think with Kleiza in the scenario it throws off the number too much to make it work.

I'd say otherwise just take back a second rounder or something but I doubt the lakers have any left lol